World Health Organization Has Enough Antiviral Medication to Treat 5 Million People

The World Health Organization is working closely with Mexican officials to make sure effective drugs are available to fight the outbreak of swine flu, but cautions other countries may need more as well if the disease spreads,a senior official said Monday.Mexican official told WHO after the outbreak of the new strain of virus last week that they have enough antiviral drugs in storage to treat more than 1 million people, but that they realized a rapid spread of the disease could exhaust the stockpile, said WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda...